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Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department

Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department

Address:200 Argyle St., Petrolia PA 16050

Department number: 28

Phone: 724-756-4343

Chief: Charles Barnes

1st Assistant Chief: Rick Switzer

2nd Assistant Chief: James Barnes

Captain: Elmer Mitchell

Captain 2: Pat Reep

Lieutenants: Chance Reep, Austin Baer and Corey Plunkard

Rescue Captain: Alysha Bricker

Fire Police Captain: Amber Rumbarger

Fire Police Lieutenant:Robert “Boots” Bullman

Engineer: Rick Freiters

Safety Officer: Nathan Elmadollar

Chaplin: David Perry

President: James Barnes

Vice President: Rick Switzer

Secretary: Alysha Bricker

Treasurer: Tom Bullman

Directors: Clair Pistorious, David Perry, Rick Freiters, Larry Gifford, Nancy Brice, Candy Bricker and Terry Steihler

Annual budget: About $140,000

Calls per year: 150

Members: 35 active

Fire and rescue vehicles: Engine 1, 1987 International, 1,000 gallon per minute pump and 1,000 water; Engine 2, 2000 HME rescue pumper, 1,500 gallon per minute pump and 750 water; tanker, International, 750 pump per gallon per minute pump and 1,800 water; 1985 Chevy brush truck

Mail donations to: P.O. Box 237, Petrolia PA

Social media: Petrolia vfd, Facebook page

Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department has 35 active members and four trucks.submitted photo

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